More than a dozen congressional Republicans are demanding President Biden withdraw his nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration over a lack of “aviation experience.”
The 14 lawmakers penned a letter to Mr. Biden arguing the nominee, Phil Washington, was woefully unprepared to helm the agency. The lawmakers, each of whom has a pilot’s license, noted that federal law requires the FAA chief to have some “experience in a field directly related to aviation.”
“His aviation experience is limited to working at the Denver airport for less than two years,” the lawmakers wrote. “In that role, Mr. Washington is primarily responsible for non-aviation matters, such as the airport’s shops, restaurants, parking, and buildings.” Regardless of the history, the GOP lawmakers said the current FAA administrator should have an aviation background given the problems facing the agency. In recent months, the FAA has come under fire after a series of near-miss collisions.
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